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Dustin Stoltzfus vs. Punahele Soriano

UFC 4-7-0 vs. 7-5-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
4-7-0
UFC record
7-5-0
Middleweight
Division (benchmark)
Middleweight
34
AgeΔ 1 yrs
33
6'0"
HeightΔ 1"
5'11"
75"
ReachΔ 3"
72"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
2.2
Layoff (months)Δ 0.7 mo
1.5
WLLWL
Last 5 (newest first)
LWWWW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Dustin Stoltzfus is a submission threat — 1.06 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.45 Middleweight norm.
Punahele Soriano carries real power — 0.74 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.32 Middleweight norm.
Dustin Stoltzfus hunts takedowns — 2.12 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.35 Middleweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Dustin Stoltzfus

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 47
Tier 3 — regional circuit 121

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.72 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 9 finish wins over 24 documented bouts

In the UFC: 1-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.6 wins over .500

Punahele Soriano

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 94
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 10
Tier 3 — regional circuit 30

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.53 · 10 tier-1/2 wins · 9 finish wins over 17 documented bouts

In the UFC: 3-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.5 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

3833.39/min · norm 3.23
Sig. strikes landed
5054.15/min · norm 3.23
3713.28/min · norm 3.20
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
4493.69/min · norm 3.20
45.8%norm 47.4%
Striking accuracy
52.7%norm 47.4%
47.8%norm 53.8%
Striking defense
46.2%norm 53.8%
20.27/15 · norm 0.32
Knockdowns
60.74/15 · norm 0.32

Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)

Dustin Stoltzfus

Distance 84.0% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 8.6% (norm 9.0%) · Ground 7.4% (norm 10.0%)

Punahele Soriano

Distance 64.3% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 6.2% (norm 9.0%) · Ground 29.5% (norm 10.0%)

What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)

Dustin Stoltzfus

Head 73.0% (norm 78.0%) · Body 15.3% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 11.7% (norm 8.4%)

Punahele Soriano

Head 85.1% (norm 78.0%) · Body 13.3% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 1.6% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.

Zone Stoltzfus L/AAccMiddleweight med Soriano L/AAccMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 288 / 703 41.0% 40.5% 231 / 617 37.4% 40.5%
In the clinch 51 / 72 70.8% 70.6% 46 / 59 78.0% 70.6%
On the ground 44 / 62 71.0% 69.4% 228 / 283 80.6% 69.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 200 / 611 32.7% 38.8% 400 / 816 49.0% 38.8%
To the body 97 / 128 75.8% 71.6% 94 / 128 73.4% 71.6%
To the legs 86 / 98 87.8% 83.3% 11 / 15 too few to rate 83.3%

Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Middleweight: 178 fighters · Middleweight: 178 fighters).

What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man

Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.

Zone vs Stoltzfus L/AOpp accMiddleweight med vs Soriano L/AOpp accMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 304 / 614 49.5% 39.5% 376 / 743 50.6% 39.5%
In the clinch 40 / 52 76.9% 70.4% 57 / 75 76.0% 70.4%
On the ground 27 / 45 60.0% 69.0% 16 / 16 too few to rate 69.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 260 / 571 45.5% 37.9% 236 / 584 40.4% 37.9%
To the body 69 / 89 77.5% 71.3% 147 / 180 81.7% 71.3%
To the legs 42 / 51 82.4% 82.1% 66 / 70 94.3% 82.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
1634.8% acc · 2.12/15 · norm 1.35
Takedowns landed
1744.7% acc · 2.10/15 · norm 1.35
746.7% def · norm 63.3%
Takedowns stopped
2150.0% def · norm 63.3%
31:4428.1% of cage time · norm 19.4%
Control time
36:0929.7% of cage time · norm 19.4%
18:382:28 per 15 · norm 3:00
Time under control lower is better
19:132:22 per 15 · norm 3:00
81.06/15 · norm 0.45
Submission attempts
20.25/15 · norm 0.45

Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Soriano has more cage time on record.